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@UoE_IAD is delighted to host #ResearcherRealities today. Many thanks to our Ops Team for all the support & to our chairs & tweeters. We're excited by this new initiative, led by @anna_pilz. Follow this 𧶠of the conversations.
Full programme: edin.ac/3o5pLni
Full programme: edin.ac/3o5pLni
@UoE_IAD @anna_pilz We start with a welcome from Fiona Phillipi @UoE_IAD. đ for invitation to attendees to take time to listen, reflect & engage as they join our conversations on #ResearcherRealities.
Read why âTalking about #ResearcherRealitiesâ matters by @anna_pilz đedin.ac/44DmVGO
Read why âTalking about #ResearcherRealitiesâ matters by @anna_pilz đedin.ac/44DmVGO
In our 1st #ResearcherRealities conversation @Annie_Irvine @kcsamh, Andrew Schurer, @_CecileBM @GeosciencesEd & Dr Eilidh Garrett @SCADR_data will share insights into their âResearcher Career Journeysâ.
đaccompanying blog series introduced by Cecile edin.ac/3N2qwYi
đaccompanying blog series introduced by Cecile edin.ac/3N2qwYi
I have been in HE on short term contracts for 10 years. During that time I have learnt how #precarity in academia is used to advance the careers of highly ambitious senior academics. Here are few insights #UCUstrikes 1/
Some highly ambitious academics pick the brightest and the best post-docs and researchers & then offload their responsibilities on to them. While these researchers remain precariously employed, more responsibility and pressure can be offloaded #FourFights 2/
Precariously employed researchers have no âworkload management modelsâ, no âstudy leaveâ, no âpromotion roundsâ, no permanent offices. They are dependent on the patronage and good will of senior and permanently employed academics. #FourFights 3/
âWhere Have All the Books Gone? Research and Writing Without Physical Library Accessâ
Dr. Erin Spinney, University of Lethbridge
Historian and Sessional Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences
#PandemicMethodologies #twitterstorians #histmed #histnursing
Dr. Erin Spinney, University of Lethbridge
Historian and Sessional Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences
#PandemicMethodologies #twitterstorians #histmed #histnursing
The significant impact of the #Covid19 pandemic on academic research & publishing has been well documented. Watchorn and Smith found that 5 factors impacted the ability of researchers in the arts and humanities to publish their work. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/12/22/gue⊠#PandemicMethodologies
This survey does a good job to show the devastation that a lack of archival and library access can have to humanities research â55% of these scholars cannot get access to the essential libraries, archives, collections, and museums they need to continue.â #PandemicMethodologies
We are kicking of #arthistoryPDD with a welcome address by our chair @GursimOberoi who speaks to the challenges the past year has presented to the professional development of #phd students and #ecr researchers
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Research has been put on hold following the closure of libraries, archives and museums; fellowships have been postponed or, in some cases, cancelled; publications delayed; and, in many cases, our projects have been reframed and remoulded as a result of the pandemic.
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Many of us have paused our work to support our loved ones or volunteered to support the local community. We have vigorously adapted our way of teaching turning to online and hybrid delivery to guide and advise our students.
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We *have* to do all we can to ensure casualised workers get paid whether work is cancelled / they have to distance/self isolate. Cannot get out of my head how bad this will be for hourly paid + zero hours workers; self-employed indies will struggle a lot too. #Covid19 #Precarity
Thinking about #UCUStrikes: this situation highlights SO MUCH of why we're on strike for decent & fair pay + conditions + fair pensions. Huge overwhelming workload + burnout + pressures of precarity + inequality endanger us + our students even before there's a #Covid19 pandemic
So many precarious HE workers are *terrified* +urgently need reassurance from employers they won't be left penniless +/or homeless by #Covid19 sickness/isolation/distancing detriment.
'Move all online' won't cover everyone+wfh won't be viable for ppl who need to keep kids at home
'Move all online' won't cover everyone+wfh won't be viable for ppl who need to keep kids at home
Because I'm a wild party animal, I've just gone through and sorted all the jobs currently listed under "literature" on jobs.ac.uk. There are 76. #precarity
Of those 76, how many are real, permanent, full time jobs?
10
That's all periods, and includes Creative Writing (which seems to be a booming specialty, atm).
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That's all periods, and includes Creative Writing (which seems to be a booming specialty, atm).
The rest? Buckle up.
Job that are not literature jobs, despite being posted here (language, linguistics, international relations, history, film): 14
Jobs that are actually administrative, despite being posted here: 4
Job that are not literature jobs, despite being posted here (language, linguistics, international relations, history, film): 14
Jobs that are actually administrative, despite being posted here: 4
